عَجْلَانُ
Root: عجل
Full Definition
عَجْلَانُ
: see عَجِلٌ, in two places.
2 [Hence,] قَوْسٌ عَجْلَى A bow of which the arrow is quick [in its flight].
3 And أُمُّ عَجْلَانَ A certain bird, black, but white in the base of the tail, that moves about its tail much, or often; also called الفَتَّاحُ.
4 And العَجْلَانُ is [a name of The month] شَعْبَانُ: so called because of the quickness of its passing away and coming to an end; (L, K; [in the latter of which, in some copies, وَنَفَاذِهِ is erroneously put for وَنَفَاذِهِ;]) i. e. because of its seeming short on account of the fast that follows it.
2 [Hence,] قَوْسٌ عَجْلَى A bow of which the arrow is quick [in its flight].
3 And أُمُّ عَجْلَانَ A certain bird, black, but white in the base of the tail, that moves about its tail much, or often; also called الفَتَّاحُ.
4 And العَجْلَانُ is [a name of The month] شَعْبَانُ: so called because of the quickness of its passing away and coming to an end; (L, K; [in the latter of which, in some copies, وَنَفَاذِهِ is erroneously put for وَنَفَاذِهِ;]) i. e. because of its seeming short on account of the fast that follows it.
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